Turkey Burgers ROCK!

Today was pretty good. Sundays generally are since they are usually busy. Seems boredom breeds hunger for me. My food intake for the day was pretty low. I did not eat a "real" breakfast, but I did have some beef jerky on the way to church. Had some fruit after church, and had a late lunch / early dinner of the best burger I've ever sank my pearly whites in to....believe it or not, it was a turkey burger! Yea, I know...turkey, so soon after the holidays - but I'm telling you, this was fabulous!! The recipe comes from Rachael Ray -- no, I don't think she is counting points, but hey, it's turkey! I included the recipe below, just in case you might be interested in trying it. I used nutiriondata.com to get a good estimate of the points value for one of these burgers -- ouch 13 pts!!! Funny, my husband was thinking this would be an "okay" meal for me because it was turkey - I thought he was probably right. I can't wait to tell him how many points this burger was! Thank goodness this was late lunch / early dinner...I've eaten 1/2 clementine since then. Doubtful that I'll eat any more tonight.


For 4 servings:
1 package (1.2 lbs) ground turkey breast
2 rounded tablespoons prepared horseradish
1/3 pound sharp white cheddar cheese, diced or crumbled into 1/4 inch pieces
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 rounded palmful grill seasoning, such as McCormick's Montreal Steak Seasoning
EVOO
Spicy brown mustard
4 poppy seed kaiser rolls, split
1 tub or can of good quality whole berry cranberry sauce
Romaine lettuce leaves
Gourmet potato chips

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat.In a medium bowl, mix together the meat, horseradish, Cheddar pieces, scallions, and grill seasoning. Form 4 patties and drizzle them with EVOO. Cook the burgers for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Spread mustard on the bun bottoms and cranberry sauce on the bun tops. Place the burgers on the bun bottoms, top with romaine leaves, and set the bun tops in place. Serve fancy chips alongside.

So, today's stats:

Wake Up Weight: 150.0
Total Points: ~ 20

Keeping my fingers crossed for 149.8 tomorrow...